The students around them, regardless whether they were new or old students, were all shocked when they saw the two youths walking out from the academy holding hands.
"I guess only someone like senior Beel is worthy of the Flame Child." The boy, who previously asked his senior about who was stronger between Erza or Beel, muttered under his breath.
Soon, the rumour about Beel and Erza were going out started to spread around the academy.
They were not the only ones who were surprised, Erza was also startled when Beel pulled her hand. However, she found it strange that she actually did not feel annoyed by his action. In fact, there was a faint feeling of happiness.
'What's wrong with me? Why does he hold my hand?' Erza mind was in a mess. She did not pay attention where she was going. She just followed wherever Beel brought her to. In her mind, she kept thinking about this strange feeling inside her heart.
"We have arrived. It's here." Beel words woke Erza up from her daze. She looked around to see where did Beel bring her.
"A hotel?! Are you kidding me? Who was the one that said I had no sex appeal?" Erza was shocked to see that she was brought to a hotel. In addition, the hotel looked rather shabby.
"I did and I still think the same even now." Beel words touched her pride again. Before waiting for her to explode, Beel continued "Don't let your imagination run wild. This hotel was owned by my old man. This is my home."
"Your home?" Erza was still doubtful.
'Is it another trick of him?' Erza thought silently in her heart.
"Yes, let's go inside." Beel spoke as he pulled her hand and went inside the hotel. He actually never let go of her hand since the time they came out from the academy.
Inside the hotel, things were not much different than the outside. The design and the furnitures were all very old. She also did not see any other customer beside them in the lobby. However, surprisingly, there was a very beautiful young lady sitting at the receptionist desk.
She had long black hair and was wearing a tight leather outfit in black colour. From her face, she looked like a lady in her early twenties.
"Welcome! Oh, look who is this. Beel, I don't expect to see you come back so quickly. Do you miss this big sister that much?" The young lady noticed Beel arrival and teased him. Her voice was so captivating. More importantly, her figure was absolutely amongst the best, big breast and perky butt.
'No wonder he keep saying that I am lacking in several areas. Turned out, he actually lived with a vixen.' Erza cursed Beel silently in her heart.
"Oh, who is this? This is your first time bringing a girl in. Is she your girlfriend? So you like a flat-chested girl, huh?" The young lady was surprised to see Erza.
Erza actually blushed a little when she heard the young lady asked if she was his girlfriend. However, her temper flared up when she heard the last part.
"Stop talking nonsense. She is my junior from the academy. Anyway, I would like to access the training room." The young lady was shocked again when she heard that Beel was planning to bring Erza to the training room. After all, that room was a bit special.
"Okay. You can use the training room."
"Are you sure? Is it clean now? You do not forget to clean up and throw out the 'trashes', right?"
"Don't worry. It's clean and ready." The young lady assured Beel.
"Good. Thanks, Med." Beel then brought Erza to the training room. In the end, Erza did not know the name of the young lady. Med sounded like her nickname.
Along the way, Erza was silent. She had a feeling that Beel was showing her a bit of his secret. It was not a good thing to ask something she should not know. After all, everyone had a secret.
Finally, they arrived in front a door. "We are here. Please close your eyes."
Erza followed what Beel just said and closed her eyes. Next, Beel pulled her and they entered the room together. "You can open your eyes now."
Erza then opened her eyes and looked around her surrounding. She was surprised to find herself standing in the middle of an open field and it was a very big one.
"Before I start explaining on how to use the cloak, I just want to remind you that you must not tell anyone else about whatever you see and hear today. I'm sure you understand since you are a smart a girl." Erza nodded her head.
"Good. Also, keep in your mind that you should not talk about a secret inside the academy ground, even if it is in your own room. The walls and the trees have ears. Anyway, try to find a safe and sealed place when you want to talk about a very important secret or information. It's better be safe than sorry."
Erza nodded her head again. She really noted down his words in her mind.
"Here is for the example. I am not sure if you are aware or not, but you would not be able to contact the outside world when you are here. Here is a sealed world."
Erza then tried to use her phone and also her special Valentine clan token to reach out to the third lady. She then found out that what Beel said was indeed true. She could not contact the outside world, even after using her special clan token.
"There is a grand formation around this room which ensure that whatever happen inside here would never be known to the outside world. Not even a God sense could penetrate into this room unnoticed."
God sense! Erza was stunned by what she was hearing. It seemed like the boy in front of her had a deeper background than she originally thought. She was intrigued about his true background.
"Now, I will tell you about the Cloak of Aztaroth." Erza stopped thinking about Beel true background and focused her attention back to what he was saying.
"The reason why no one ever managed to find out how to use the Cloak of Aztaroth was because they were all humans."
"The cloak is a devil artifact. Unlike humans, devils and demons came from the same origin, Darkness. Therefore, to use the cloak, you just need to use your demonic power."
"You don't need to transform. Just use your demonic power while you are in your human form would suffice."
After hearing his words, Erza was visibly shaken and her face was deathly pale.
'He knew it! What should I do? Kill him? Impossible!' Erza was starting to panic. There was no need to talk about killing, for the current Erza to beat Beel in his own turf was out of possibility.
Beel noticed her sudden change of expression and he was confused at first. However, soon he finally understood what was going on. He forgot that Erza still did not know who he was. For her, being a half demon was probably her biggest secret.
'No wonder she is in panic right now. She just find out that I know her secret and she must be afraid that I will expose her.'
Beel chuckled inwardly as he saw her getting more agitated by the minutes. Erza saw Beel just stared at her without saying anything and it made her even more distressed. She was sweating a lot.
"What do you want?" Erza stuttered over her words.
"What can you give me?" Beel sneered.
Erza was silent for a moment. She kept thinking on how to reply. What should she do? What could she offer him?
*sniff*, *sniff*, *sniff*
All of a sudden, Erza was sobbing a little. She did not want to cry in front of him but she could not hold it anymore. She was so frustrated and anxious. She actually had nothing to offer him.
Beel did not like someone who need money, also she did not have much money in the first place. Her sword? That's her first partner and she would never betray Ash! Her body? She would not drop that low.
Still, she could not imagine how her life would become if Beel told everyone that she was a half demon. She would probably lost those people whom she loved, the third lady, Grandpa Qing, Elsa, Lisa, Linda, and so on.
In the end, Erza was still a normal 12 years old girl. The samsara experiences were more like dreams to her and they were all in pieces. Hence, it did not affect her personality and mentality by much. And as a normal 12 years old girl, she did not want to be outcasted and had to start living her life alone. She was not ready yet.
Finally, her eyes could not hold her tears anymore and some started to fall on her cheeks.
'Shit! I went too far!' Beel scolded himself.